A Swedish top flight match was abandoned tonight after Malmo sub Tobias Sana threw a CORNER FLAG at opposing fans following being hit by a FIREWORK.

Winger Sana, was warming up on the sidelines at the Gamla Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg when a firework thrown from a section containing IFK Gotheburg supporters bounced under his feet and exploded.

Sana then strode towards the Gothenburg fans before ripping a corner flag out of the ground and flinging it at the fans occupying the corner of the terrace.

Malmo sub Tobias Sana has words with the crowd (Image: Getty)

The 26-year-old, who played for Gothenburg before joining Dutch side Ajax in 2012, was escorted away by security guards and the players were taken off the pitch by the referee with the score at 0-0.

After a meeting that took almost half an hour, a decision was made to abandon the game with match delegate Pelle Hoeg saying that security in the ground could not be guaranteed.

"I heard the banger, I looked over and saw Tobias Sana bend down. After that it went quickly, I blew the whistle and got the players in directly," referee Jonas Eriksson said following the announcement of the abandonment.